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Smartsheet Inc

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Maker of Smartsheet, a spreadsheet-style enterprise work-management platform.

Bellevue, Washington, USA Founded 2005 1000+ employees

Smartsheet Inc. is a U.S. enterprise software company headquartered in Bellevue, Washington, founded in 2005. It builds Smartsheet, a work-management platform that presents project and operational data in a spreadsheet-style grid. Formerly listed on the New York Stock Exchange, Smartsheet was taken private in January 2025 by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners in a transaction valued at roughly $8.4 billion.

Our Take

The tier decision on Smartsheet is usually made on one line buyers skim past, the Pro plan's licensed-user cap. We start teams near that cap on Business to avoid a forced mid-quarter migration. — Rafal Fila, ShadowGen

What Sets Smartsheet Inc Apart

Smartsheet's spreadsheet-first interface suits operations, construction, and project-management teams that think in rows and columns and want governance, rollup reporting, and automation without adopting a more opinionated project methodology.

Key Achievements

2005: Smartsheet Inc. founded in Bellevue, Washington
2018: Completed an initial public offering on the NYSE
Built a large customer base in construction, marketing, and project-management operations
Added WorkApps and Data Shuttle to extend beyond grids
2025: Taken private by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners for ~$8.4 billion

About Smartsheet Inc

Smartsheet Inc. develops a work-management platform built on the premise that teams already know how to use a grid, so a tool based on that interface lowers the adoption barrier compared with a purpose-built project-management application. Founded in 2005 in Bellevue, Washington, the company layers project, operational, and reporting features on top of a familiar spreadsheet-style surface.

Each Smartsheet sheet is a typed grid whose rows carry attachments, comments, and automated reminders, with Gantt, card, and calendar views, dashboards, cross-sheet rollup reports, forms, and no-code automation rules on top. Higher tiers add WorkApps, which package sheets and dashboards into a no-code application interface, and Data Shuttle for scheduled data movement. Smartsheet traded publicly on the New York Stock Exchange until January 2025, when it was acquired by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners, with the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority also participating, in an all-cash deal valued at roughly $8.4 billion at $56.50 per share. The company now operates privately.

Expertise & Services

Specializations

Spreadsheet-style work managementProject and portfolio managementNo-code automation and workflowRollup reporting and dashboardsNo-code application building (WorkApps)

Industries Served

Construction and engineeringMarketing and creative operationsProject management officesProfessional servicesHealthcare and education

Services

Smartsheet work-management platformWorkApps no-code application builderData Shuttle data integrationDashboards and cross-sheet reportingEnterprise administration and governance

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